Why I Love Summer

There are four seasons in a year, and they're all awesome, but only one of them gets to be summer!

An ode to a uniquely Australian experience and the joy of family and friends.

Sunny days, weekends at the pool, games in the backyard, daylight until late and long, lovely holidays . . . that's summer, the best season ever.

The perfect follow up to the much-loved Why I Love Footy - Notables list, Picture Book of the Year category, CBCA 2016.

About the Illustrator

Tom Jellett is an Australian illustrator based in Sydney. Tom has been an editorial illustrator for News Limited, working on The Australian, The Weekend Australian and The Daily Telegraph and his work has appeared in the South China Morning Post, The Week and Medical Observer.

He is an acclaimed children's book illustrator whose work includes a series about a little pirate (The Littlest Pirate), books about a teddy bear called Ted ( Ted Goes Wild, Ted Gets Lost and Ted Hits Town ) and most recently, the series Sporty Kids, written by Felice Arena.

His picture book with Justine Clarke and Arthur Baysting, The Gobbledygook is Eating a Book , has been an Australian bestseller whilst his latest picture books with Penguin Random House include Why I Love Footy, and Why I Love Summer written by Michael Wagner and Grandpa's Big Adventure written by Paul Newman.

In 2011, Tom was included in the editorial category for Illustrators 53, exhibited at the Society of Illustrators, New York.